Door catch



J. C. GRIFFIN DOOR CATCH `4April r2v' 1926. 1,582,265

Filed Nov. 19, 1925 E Ez?- Patented Apr. 27, 1926. Y y i yUNITED:,SIIATES vdemisNT orifice.

JAMES c. Gaiarin, or esta, Pennsylvanie :Doon CATCH.

. Application filed November 19, 1923. Serial No.675,554.

To all whom-t may concerti.' door stop 21being 'ordinarily provided wit-h Be 'it known that I, JAMES C. GRIFFIN, a a piece ot angle iron which may be readily citizen of the United States, residing at Erie, secured to thetrame by a screw 22. inthe county of Erie and tate ont Pennsyl'- In operation it will be seen that as the :s Vania, have invented newV and useful Imdoor is kclosed the catch 2O `will engage the oo provoinents in Door Catches, oit which the tace ot the latchand `force it downwardly following a specification. A thusallowing the latch to clear the catch'. The invention is designed to taleel the Asthe door reaches thedoor stop the latch place of spring actuated bolts and give swings upwardly tothe position shown in greater range of clearance. It is particularly ,F l, thus locking the door in closed posidesirable tor use in relationto such doors as tion. The latch can be readily operated by garage doors where the catch is arranged a the chain from the ground. the top of the door. The latch in the present What I claim as new is construction is pivotally mounted and conl. In a. door catch, the combination of a sequently therey is little resistance to the framecomprising a base and side walls ex- 70 yielding of the latch inthe closing ot the tending outwardly from the base, the base door. Features oi the invention will appear having securing ears formed intermediate from the specification and claims. the ends ot' the sides and from metal entirely The invention is illustrated in the acco1nwit-hin and spaced from the margins oi the panying drawings as tollowszv side walls and extending outwardly beyond 75 Fig. l shows a side elevation of the catch; the side walls; and a latch pivoted between F ig. 2 a central section of the catch.l the side walls. n n Fig. 3 a iront elevation. 2. In a door catcln'the combination oi a Fig. e a bottom View of the catch. frame comprising a base and side walls ex-1 l marks the door and 1fL the casing. Tle tending outwardly from the base; and a 8G catch is mounted in a frame having a base 2 latch pivoted between the side walls with its 'with side walls 3. Securing ears 4lextend pivot at the end ot the latch most remote from the base, these earsvbeing formed ot trom the base, the latch being formed of metal struck from the side walls. These ears sheet metal and comprising a base extending` are perforated and screws 5 extend through at right angles to the frame base with iianges 85 these ears and through the bottom of the extending therefrom parallel with the walls base forming means of securing the trame of' the frame and swinging within the frame to the door. along' the faccot the base of the trame.

The latch G is pivoted on a pin 7. It has 3. in a door catch, the combination oi a a base 8 with side walls 9 bent up from the trame comprising a. base and side walls exno base and a lockingbase 10 which is formed tending outwardly from the base; and a ot metal bent irom the base and secured latch pivoted between the side walls with its along the edges to the side walls. pivot at the end ot the'latch most remote A spring ll is coiled around the pivot pin :from the base, said latch being formed of 40 and has an end lo operating against the sheet metal and comprising a base extendingas base and the opposing end 1+i resting on a at right angles to the trame base having pin 15 extending between the side walls of flanges extending therefrom parallel with the frame. The pin l5 extends through stop the walls oi the trame and swinging within slots 16 in the side walls 9 of the latch. The the frame along the face ot' the base of the spring yieldingly throws the latch to the trame, said. latch having a locking` face in() locking position shown in Fig. l and performed between the .side walls adjacent to mits the latch to yieldingly swing between the trame base and at the opposite side or" the side walls as the door is closed as shown the latch from its pivot. v

in Fig. 2. A chain 17 extends from thelatch, A. In a door catch, the combination of a the latch having a pin 18 extending between frame comprising a base and side walls exma the side walls to which the lchain is secured. tending outwardly from the base; a latch The rear end of the latch is closed at 19 to pivoted between the side walls, the latch beimprove the appearance. This is formed ing formed of sheet metal and comprising a from an extension of the wall of the base. base with ilano'es extending therefrom paral- A catch 2O is arranged in a portion of the lel with the walls of the frame and swing- 11o ing Within the -frame at right angles to the base of the frame, the side Walls being provided with a. stop slot; a pin forming a pivotal mounting for the latch; a spring yieldingly holding the latch in protruding position; and a pin operating in the stop slot to limit the movement of the latch.

5. In a door catch, the combination of a frame compnisinga base and side Walls extending outwardly from the base; a latch pivoted between the Side Walls, the latch being formed of sheet metal and comprising a base extending` at right angles to the frame base with ianges extending' therefrom parallel with the Walls ol the frame and swinging Within the iframe along the face of the base o" the frame; and a pull device suspended from the latch and extending between the anges through the catch.

6. In a door lockingmechanism, the combination of a casing` having a stop; a door Swinging in the casing against the stop; a catch Secured to the casing and conforming to the stop; a latch mechanism carried by the door comprising a frame; a Swinging latch in the frame adapted to swing at right angles to the direction of movement of the door, said latch engaginkfg` the catch as the door is closed; achain extending' from the latch; and a sprinreturning' the latch to locke-:l position.

n testimoniY whereof I have hereunto Fcl, my hand.

JAMES C. GRIFFN. 

